Well they still make the Goldwing but it wasn’t in the line up photoNot a single shaft drive in there.
Says the person who’s happy to pay £15k plus for a bike that uses a 15 year old motor as BMW had a shed full of them doing nothing.Which decade was that photo taken in?
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You know I looked at the wing at the nec last year and couldn’t believe how small the side panniers were as they are double skinned.Well they still make the Goldwing but it wasn’t in the line up photo
That V3 will be a beast. Supposedly 150 hp plus.I prefer this one.View attachment 456968
Read all abaht it , performance of a 1200 from a 900. Classic Honda thinking, less is moreThat V3 will be a beast. Supposedly 150 hp plus.
Now stick it in an Africa Twin with DCT and I’m in !
I like that a lot , great tech tooI prefer this one.View attachment 456968
Not a single shaft drive in there.
Back in the early 90’s l did a project on converting chain drive to belt drive. The biggest issue was, at the time, belt technology was just about advanced enough to run on sometime like a triumph 1200. I cannot remember the margin of error/safety, I put in to the calculation, (well, it was a long time ago), but it clarified why, say, a Harley could use it.I wish bike manufacturers would use belts.
Bmw used them on the 650CS single and I think on a few 800s. My friend has the CS, the belt worked well until around 40K when it was time to change it.I wish bike manufacturers would use belts.
And the first H-D production model to use a Gates Belt final drive was ?I’m sure things have come on a long way since then, in belt, if not necessarily Harley technology.
F800ST and GTs are all belt drive. Not a big job to replace at service time.Bmw used them on the 650CS single and I think on a few 800s. My friend has the CS, the belt worked well until around 40K when it was time to change it.
That ended up a hell of a task as the rear drum had worn very thin and was a nightmare to replace